Redtail Rise are we living a life that is worth the harm

the mention of their mother brings her throat tight, as it always did. she steps back, mouth moving silently.

i wan' her back, Avicus says simply, speaking of Astara.

with a quiet, gentle nod, she acknowledges Aventus's journey and then moves away, back to her patrols and hunting and duties. 

she hopes he'll find his son.

not just for the Rise's sake—for Aventus, too.